Shaw Local Radio’s “Day” Jones interviews Derek Barichello from the Streator Chamber of Commerce about their upcoming Bowling Challenge on Jan. 31, their Valentine’s Day Retail event, as well as Caffeinate and Connect on Feb 6

St. Bede jumped out to an early lead but Midland dominated the fourth quarter to beat the Bruins 51-38 in the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship Thursday in Dwight.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Somonauk/Leland in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night to advance to Friday's championship game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Princeton cruised to wins over La Salle-Peru and Kaneland, while L-P topped Kaneland for the Cavaliers' first conference win of the season.

L-P celebrated senior night with wins over Kaneland and Princeton on Thursday.

The Marquette boys basketball team used a solid game from all five starters, a huge night on the boards and a 16-4 third-quarter advantage to top host Newark 56-41 on Thursday night. It's the third straight win for the Crusaders and eighth in their last 10 outings.

Princeton rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first quarter for a key Three Rivers East victory at Kewanee on Thursday. The Tigresses forced 7 Kewanee turnovers in fourth quarter on the way to avenging an early-season loss.

Macy Gochanour break Fieldcrest's career scoring record in an HOIC tournament win, plus more area scores in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup,

Princeton senior Noah LaPorte became the school’s all-time scoring leader, boys or girls, when he eclipsed the 1,506 points scored by Tiah Romagnoli from 1996-99, now with 1,510 points. Here are the top 25 all-time scoring leaders for Princeton.

The University of Illinois Extension is hosting a Fossil Identification Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at Nell’s Woodland, 2000 Alexis Ave., Ottawa.